SIIA IN THE NEWS

Mr Nicholas Fang, SIIA's Director of Security and Global Affairs, was quoted in an article by Lianhe Zaobao on the US midterm elections 2018. Here's an excerpt of his quotes, translated from Chinese.
Nicholas Fang, Director of Security and Global Affairs at the Singapore Institute of International...

SIIA Director of Security and Global Affairs, Mr Nicholas Fang spoke to CGTN on the world's first multilateral air guidelines signed by ASEAN defence chiefs on Friday, 19 October 2018. This interview was broadcasted on the same day.
In the interview, he said: "It's a very important first...

Chairman of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs Associate Professor Simon Tay has been invited to serve on a UN Commission: the Financial Sector Commission on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking (“Liechtenstein Initiative”).
The global, multi-stakeholder project is established by the United Nations University Centre for...

SIIA Chairman Simon Tay was quoted by the Straits Times in a feature on Madam Halimah Yacob's first year in office. An excerpt from the article is below.
Halimah Yacob's 1st year in office: President with a common touch
by Tham Yuen-C, Senior Political Correspondent
Indeed, it is President...

SIIA Chairman Simon Tay spoke at the Sustainable Forum 2018 on 23 July 2018 in Bangkok, organised by the Bank of Thailand. Prof Tay appeared on a panel on "Financing while Preserving Environment", commenting on Singapore's early steps towards green growth in the financial sector.
While...

Ms. Fawziah Selamat, Deputy Director (Sustainability), Singapore Institute of International Affairs was quoted in an article by Eco-Business on Indonesia's palm oil sector.
Can the palm oil sector do more with less to save Indonesia’s forests?
by Tim Daubach, Eco-Business
More than two years after Indonesia announced a...

SIIA Director of Security and Global Affairs Nicholas Fang was quoted by Reuters on the Singapore-Malaysia water issue. Here's an excerpt from the article.
Water hazard: Malaysia's belt-tightening resurrects age-old dispute with Singapore
by John Geddie and Aradhana Aravindan
“It is not just about money. He (Mahathir) is a...

SIIA Director of Security and Global Affairs Nicholas Fang was quoted by SPH in The Straits Times and The New Paper, on whether the Trump-Kim summit was worthwhile for Singapore.
Hosting Trump-Kim summit a worthwhile venture despite concerns over outcome, say analysts and Singaporeans
Mr Nicholas Fang,...

SIIA Director Nicholas Fang was quoted by Channel NewsAsia on the Trump-Kim Summit. Here's an excerpt from the article.
"The sanctions and the pressure that were put on by the US and its allies were definitely ...

SIIA Director Nicholas Fang was quoted by TODAY on Singapore's 'orchid diplomacy' and the Trump-Kim summit. Here's an excerpt from the article.
SINGAPORE — Heads of state, royalty and celebrities who visit Singapore often leave with a specially grown orchid, the national flower of the wealthy...